The Best Music Theory Book for Beginners 2: The Power of Tension, Resolution, and Inversion

Dive deeper into the “why” and “how” of music with the tools of tension, resolution, and inversion! Complete book contents below:Rhythm 5: How to Understand, Write, and Perform Eighth Notes10. Eighth Notes10. Beat Divisions11. Downbeat & Upbeat12. How to Write Whole, Half, Quarter, and Eighth Notes17. How to Count and Clap Eighth Notes20. How to Write Music 325. Rhythm 6: Strong & Weak Beats: Eighth Notes26. Strong and Weak Beats28. Strong and Weak Beats: 28. Strong and Weak Beats:29. Time Signature:29. Strong and Weak Beats:31. Meter33. Rhythm 7: Eighth Rests & Single Eighth Notes34. Single Eighth Notes35. Eighth Rests37. How to Write Music 443. Composition Ideas45. Rhythm 8: Dotted & Double-Dotted Notes & Rests46. Dotted Quarter Note48. Double-Dotted Half Note49. Dotted Quarter Rest51. Rhythm 9: Anacrusis & Ties52. Anacrusis55. Review: Ties57. Rhythm 10: Repeat Signs, Marks, & Symbols58. Measure Repeat Signs60. Multiple Repeat Signs62. 1st and 2nd Endings64. Other Repeat Marks67. Tempo Marks69. Dynamic Marks 1 & Performance Marks 170. Dynamics 172. Performance Marks 175. Articulation Marks 176. Staccato77. Slurs & Legato81. Pitch and Notes 5: Bass Clef82. Notes on the Staff: Review84. Clef Connections85. Bass Clef: Level 1 Theory Review91. Pitch and Notes 6: More Theory92. The Grand Staff 193. Accidentals 295. Pitch and Notes 7: Simple Intervals 296. Simple Intervals: Review97. Interval Distance Shortcut 198. Augmented Seconds: A299. Simple Interval Inversions100. Interval Distance Shortcut 2101. Consonance & Dissonance 1102. Augmented Fifths: A5103. Pitch and Notes 8: Scales 2104. New Major Scales105. New Natural Minor Scales106. Major Pentatonic Scale107. Minor Pentatonic Scale109. Harmonic Minor Scale111. Real Melodic Minor Scale113. Classical Melodic Minor Scale115. All Minor Scales117. Harmony 2: Power Chords118. Power Chords120. Power Chord Inversions121. Harmony 3: Triads 2122. Triad Quality124. Arpeggios 1: Triads125. Alberti Bass 1: Triads125. Broken Chords 1: Triads126. Inversions 1: Triads127. Figured Bass 1: Triads129. Slash Chords 1: Triads130. Scales Harmonized to the Fifth 1132. Scales Harmonized to the Fifth: Inversions133. Harmony 4: Seventh Chords 1134. Seventh Chords135. Seventh Chord Quality 1136. Classical Seventh Chord Symbols137. Arpeggios 2: Seventh Chords137. Broken Chords 2: Seventh Chords138. Major Scales Harmonized to the Seventh140. Natural Minor Scales Harmonized to the Seventh143. Analysis 2: Lyrics in Modern Popular Music144. How to Identify Rhymes145. Rhyme Scheme and Analysis146. Analysis 3: Modern Popular Music Form147. Parts of Songs152. How to Perform a Form Analysis 153. Analysis 4: Dominant to Tonic Tension154. Inversion Chords Analysis155. v or V?157. V or V7?159. Dominant Tonic Analysis161. Level 2 Analysis162. How To Write Music 2: Songs & Compositions163. How to Write Songs168. How to Write Compositions Read more